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Show Bankers-Farmers Hear About Food Problems To meet the challenge of producing pro-ducing the vital food needed In 1943, Cadre county farmers will eea modern production methods jnd old fashioned initiative, prominent pro-minent agricultural men declared ,t a farmer-banker meeting Wednesday Wed-nesday night in the Bluebird. The combination of new farm programs and pioneer hardihood was stressed at the round table meeting at which 150 county farmers farm-ers and bankers discussed the threatening food crisis. The meeting meet-ing was sponsored by the Cache Valley Clearing House Association. Professor Wilford D. Porter, Utah State Agricultural college and extension service editor, presided at the discussion and introduced these speakers: r Director William Peterson of the Utah Extension Service who said, "I am fearful we will have trouble meeting the food goals. The situation sit-uation is serious both as to impending im-pending food shortages and farm labor shortages."" He then read a telegram sent from the office of secretary Wickard which advised ell governors of the nation to do all in their power to help meet farm labor demands. David G. Hurren of Hyde Park, dairyman, who advocated improvement improve-ment of herds through cow testing test-ing associations, better breeding, ' disease control, improved feeding, sanitation and cooperative marketing market-ing to increase national milk production pro-duction by 12,000 pounds a day. John H. Kemp of North Logan, poultryman, who suggested more "home flocks" for family eggs and meat, improved poultry stock, disease control, record of performance perfor-mance plan use, better housing and feeding. A. W. Chambers of Smithfield, who discussed "war crops," urging urg-ing farmers to plant best adapted land to tomatoes, peas, potatoes and beans, while increasing alfalfa t production and maintalrJr.s sugar beet acreage. W. R. Zollinger of Providence, who stressed importance of the pioneer techniques in raising family fam-ily supplies of vegetables, meat and fruit at home. Professor H. B. Hunsaker of Logan, Lo-gan, chairman of the Cache Valley Val-ley Labor Resources committee, who reported that 1400 county workers have full time and 1350 part time jobs in outside war industries, in-dustries, but that much of this force will be mobilized with other local labor and possibly some Japanese exacuee workers for farm production, i N. D. Salisbury, Logna banker, who assured farmers that county banks have available $2,000,000 for production loans to help farmers meet 1943 goals.. Guests at the banquet were : Vernal Ver-nal Bergeson, state agricultural commissioner, and L. E. Ellison of Davis County, past president of the Utah Bankers Association. |